Description

River Nith, Enterkinfoot, Scotland.

Several shots of a very scared boy holding a chain hanging on ropes over river Nith. As the ropes are pulled, he moves along with chain towards the camera and on the other bank. Several shots of the two boys being pulled over the river together. Voiceover says that this pully bridge is used by children every day on their way to school.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.